Siar, Chong Huat and Tan, Bee Hong (2000) Oral biopsy turnaround time: 20-year experience of the Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya. Journal of Oral Science, 42 (4). pp. 205-210. ISSN 1343-4934, DOI https://doi.org/10.2334/josnusd.42.205.
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The turnaround time (TAT) for oral biopsies received for histological examination by the Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, for the years 1978, 1988 and 1998 was evaluated. For the three years studied, TATs for 61, 233 and 463 specimens were retrospectively analysed. Testing intervals, that is, from the dates the surgeons procured the specimens, the laboratories accessioned them and until the pathologists signed off the diagnoses, were used to calculate TAT. The performance level of the respective pathologists, the growth of tissue diagnostic services and the possible variables that influence TAT were also evaluated. As prompt diagnosis means prompt treatment, which in turn has a bearing on prognosis, the TAT pertinent to oral malignant tumors was emphasized. The mean TAT, its mode and median fell significantly in 1998 compared with the previous 2 years; it was lower for soft tissue than for hard tissue specimens, and lower for malignant, than for non-malignant specimens. The progression of tissue diagnostic services is up to a satisfactory level, as 88.89 % of biopsies could render diagnoses within a fair period of time in 1998.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biopsy; Humans; Mouth Mucosa; Mouth Neoplasms; Process Assessment (Health Care); Retrospective Studies; Time and Motion Studies |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RK Dentistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Dentistry |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2021 03:40 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2021 03:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/25871 |
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